The representative of the Russian Federation, Irina Tyazhlova, announced that the West has recruited hackers-mercenaries to conduct operations against Russia. He made the relevant statement at the meeting of the UN Open-Ended Working Group on security issues in the field of information and communication technologies, reports TASS.
According to the diplomat, since the beginning of the Russian Federation’s special military operation in Ukraine, Western countries have launched a large-scale campaign against the Russian Federation and are “trying to test the strength” of the economy, finance and energy sectors. , as well as the main industries of the country.
“Russia’s information structures are subject to massive computer attacks, the intensity of which has increased tenfold since the beginning of the special military operation. “The Western bloc actively recruits hacker-mercenaries, exploits the information and communication potential of its allies and private companies it controls, and deliberately engages ordinary users from all over the world in this criminal activity,” Tyazhlova said.
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Prior to that, President Vladimir Putin at the meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation registered A significant increase in hacker attacks on Russian information systems. The head of state also stressed that a real aggression in the digital space is unleashed against Russia.